CDC Prescribing Guidelines: Federal Review is Biased and Inconsistent

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC Prescribing Guidelines: Federal Review is Biased and Inconsistent https://www.painweek.org/news_posts/cdc-prescribing-guidelines-federal-review-is-biased-and-inconsistent.html Study Finds Problems in Review Process Used to Justify Recommendations The 2016 CDC guidelines on opioid prescribing have been faulted in some quarters for a lack of scientific basis, and an article earlier this week discusses a recent study of the federal review process used […]

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ACLU trying to “protect” 800 K undocumented/illegal aliens – chronic painers – NOT SO MUCH ?

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

  I got awful news last night and I’ve had a pit in my stomach all day. Rumors abound now that Trump is not only seriously considering ending the DACA ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_Arrivals  ) program, but that he might do it as soon as today. This is beyond devastating. The human […]

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Top Massachusetts Court Rules Former Employee Can Sue Employer for Handicap Discrimination After Being Fired for Medical Marijuana Use

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Top Massachusetts Court Rules Former Employee Can Sue Employer for Handicap Discrimination After Being Fired for Medical Marijuana Use www.biggerlawfirm.com/top-massachusetts-court-rules-former-employee-can-sue-employer-for-handicap-discrimination-after-being-fired-for-medical-marijuana-use/ The Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that a woman who was fired for testing positive for marijuana usage can sue her employer for handicap discrimination. Christina Barbuto, who had a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana, which […]

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Another reason why pts should record office visits with prescribers ?

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Study: Patients’ hearing loss may mean poorer medical care https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2017/08/24/Study-Patients-hearing-loss-may-mean-poorer-medical-care/7971503593347/ THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2017 — Many seniors may not hear everything their doctors tell them, new research suggests, and that could raise the risk of medical errors. “In our study of 100 patients 60 and older, 43 reported mishearing a doctor or nurse in an […]

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Christie strikes tougher tone on opiod prosecutions. Will it get Trump to act on opioids?

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Christie strikes tougher tone on opiod prosecutions. Will it get Trump to act on opioids? http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/08/christie_sounds_a_lot_more_like_jeff_sessions_thes.html   NEWARK —  Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday evening again called for President Donald Trump to formally declare a national emergency in response to a plague of opioid overdoses that last year claimed more American lives than did the peak […]

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